While technology allows us to complete tasks faster, and do many tasks at once, it seems we actually have less hours in a day, and we’re almost never disconnected from our devices. Until we go to sleep that is.
And what’s the single most effective thing for getting things done? Here’s a hint: it’s not a smartphone. It’s getting good quality sleep. While we may feel like we’re just lying in bed slipping in and out of dreams, when we sleep, our body is in fact very much in multi-tasking mode.
During sleep, our body and brain are in repair mode: increasing resilience to stress and injury, reducing pain, regulating moods, diminishing anxiety, increasing memory and learning, and building immune competence.
Wow! Really? All of this happens while we sleep? Yes, but unfortunately many of us are blind to the benefits of a good night’s sleep. Forty-six per cent of Canadians have cut hours from their sleep to add hours to their day and the outcome is, in many ways, costly. Sleep deprivation costs billions in lost productivity per year.
Because sleep is so crucial for our body and brain to perform well, receiving good quality and quantity of sleep has to be a priority. Having fragmented sleep can negatively affect our concentration, attention, mood, and memory.
If you are concerned about either the quality or quantity of sleep you’re getting, Dr. Lee suggests you book a sleep assessment. The Royal’s sleep lab is one of just a few in the country that specializes in sleep and psychiatry.
http://www.theroyal.ca/mental-health-centre/news-and-events/newsroom/6818/good-night-sleep-tight-understanding-the-importance-of-sleep-with-dr-lee/
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